Health Program Administrator (NY HELPS) - 17253

Duties Description

The Center for Environmental Health is seeking an individual to perform diverse professional administrative coordination and operations support functions in the programs they serve. The Health Program Administrator (HPA) will be responsible for providing support for financial management, recruitment, and program operations functions. The incumbent will also develop and manage grants, budgets, and contracts to ensure that expenditure reports are submitted in a timely and appropriate manner. The HPA will also be responsible for leading recruitment activities, and they will function as a liaison between the program and various administrative groups in the Department to support administrative operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Permanent transfer candidates: Current Department of Health (DOH) employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Health Program Administrator (G18); OR current NYS employee with one year or more of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service in a title eligible to transfer under Section 52.6, Section 70.1, or Section 70.4 of the Civil Service Law to a Health Program Administrator (G18), HealthProgram Administrator Trainee 1 (NS), or Health Program Administrator Trainee 2 (NS).
• Public candidates: Active list candidate on the New York State Department of Civil Service’s Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list #26-570 with a score of 100 or higher.

Additional Comments

One full-time competitive or non-competitive permanent appointment opportunity available.

Benefits

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

About the Role

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm.

Schedule

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

Qualifications

For additional information about NY HELPS Program, please refer to https://www.cs.ny.gov/help/index.cfm.

Skills

The successful candidate will possess strong administrative, organizational, and communication skills, along with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Pay

The annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

Application Instructions

Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to resume@health.ny.gov, with Reference MRF/HPA/17253 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, MRF/HPA/17253, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.